STATE TRAILS NOW A LEGACY TO ALDO LEOPOLD

The "father of wildlife management" is now the namesake of the
Wisconsin recreational trail system.

The system is now the Aldo Leopold Legacy trail system, named
after the noted conservationist and author of "A Sand County
Almanac," who died in 1948.

The trail system was dedicated in Leopold's honor Thursday in
ceremonies at the Lussier Family Heritage Center.

"With the renaming of the trail system, we celebrate Aldo
Leopold as one of Wisconsin's original visionaries, and honor his
vision of seeing the natural world as a community to which we
belong," said state tourism secretary Kelli Trumble.

There are 1,728 miles of recreational trails in the Aldo Leopold
Legacy trail system.

This weekend, people across the country will celebrate National
Trails Day on Saturday, and Wisconsin residents and visitors will
be able to go to state trails, parks and forests for free on Sunday
during Wisconsin State Parks Open House Day.